Stephen Sweetland

Stephen Sweetland

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  • Million Dollar Baby

    ★★★★½

  • Real Steel

    ★★★★

  • Cyrus

    ★★★★

  • Megamind

    ★★★★

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  • Million Dollar Baby

    Million Dollar Baby

    ★★★★½

    Hadn't seen this film, had been told to watch it.

    Finally rolled round to picking it up, and I'll tell you, I wasn't expecting the emotional ride I got. I quickly got rolled into an emotional connection to the characters (to be entirely honest, all of the characters elicited an emotional response from me).

    To be specific, this wasn't something I thought either Clint Eastwood or Hilary Swank was capable of - having always been enormously underwhelmed by their respective…

  • Real Steel

    Real Steel

    ★★★★

    It's Rocky with robots, and not for one second has anyone stopped to think about what a dumb idea that is - because they were too busy making it an awesome romp of a totally fantastical robot fight fest!

    I find myself in the inimitable and unenviable position of having to say I enjoyed it.

    Leave all your sense of reality where the makers of this movie left it, at home, in a sensible box with your mortgage papers and…

  • Cyrus

    Cyrus

    ★★★★

    Look at the poster, you think ok John C Reilly, Jonah Hill... You expect some of the same comedy as we've gotten used to from these guys. Its just not like that at all. It connects really well. Makes me want to see more of Jonah in type of role to be honest! An enjoyable flick, add it to your watchlist! In terms of feel / style... Think eternal sunshine.

  • Megamind

    Megamind

    ★★★★

    Far funnier than i expected it would be! Being a movie primarily aimed at children, the premise is somewhat predictable - but don't let that stop you enjoying this. Excellently voiced by Will Ferrell and Noah - both manage to carry their respective parts well!